Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 1,935 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,935 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 20 groups
All-time high
1,935 kt
in 2021
All-time low
58.76 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 652.9 kt1991: 269 kt1992: 397.9 kt1993: 58.8 kt1994: 77.6 kt1995: 115.2 kt1996: 183.7 kt1997: 265.2 kt1998: 690.7 kt1999: 1.1k kt2000: 1.1k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.9k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.7k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.7k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.8k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.8k kt2019: 1.7k kt2020: 1.6k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe is 1,935 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe peaked at 1,935 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.76 kt, in 1993.

That places Western Europe 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 652.89 kt
1991 268.96 kt -58.8%
1992 397.89 kt +47.9%
1993 58.76 kt -85.2%
1994 77.63 kt +32.1%
1995 115.25 kt +48.5%
1996 183.68 kt +59.4%
1997 265.16 kt +44.4%
1998 690.68 kt +160.5%
1999 1,144 kt +65.7%
2000 1,141 kt -0.2%
2001 1,189 kt +4.2%
2002 1,393 kt +17.2%
2003 1,526 kt +9.5%
2004 1,570 kt +2.9%
2005 1,587 kt +1.1%
2006 1,657 kt +4.4%
2007 1,727 kt +4.2%
2008 1,865 kt +8.0%
2009 1,771 kt -5.0%
2010 1,708 kt -3.6%
2011 1,766 kt +3.4%
2012 1,813 kt +2.7%
2013 1,742 kt -3.9%
2014 1,768 kt +1.5%
2015 1,823 kt +3.1%
2016 1,844 kt +1.2%
2017 1,873 kt +1.5%
2018 1,825 kt -2.6%
2019 1,672 kt -8.4%
2020 1,615 kt -3.4%
2021 1,935 kt +19.8%
2022 1,935 kt +0.0%
2023 1,935 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 385.5 kt 58.76 kt 1,144 kt 10
2000s 1,543 kt 1,141 kt 1,865 kt 10
2010s 1,783 kt 1,672 kt 1,873 kt 10
2020s 1,855 kt 1,615 kt 1,935 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 8 Australia and New Zealand 521.92 kt compare
  2. 9 Italy 481.78 kt compare
  3. 10 Mexico 475.09 kt compare
  4. 11 Australia 436.58 kt compare
  5. 12 Germany 390.69 kt compare
  6. 13 Canada 315.04 kt compare
  7. 14 Japan 298.27 kt compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe was 1,935 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1,935 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 58.76 kt in 1993.
How does Western Europe rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Western Europe ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
115 places, 3,671 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.